Stuart Bonathan

Programme Editor at @itvnews / @itn. Thoughts are my own or stolen.

[Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto]

President Trump told me five times in the interview that he believes it’s “highly unlikely” he’ll take the U.S. to war against Iran again. However, he said U.S. forces are in place to do so and he said Iran retains just 10% of its missile capacity and 15% of its drone capabilities.

[Flightradar24 @flightradar24]

Aer Lingus flight #EI402 (Dublin - Rome) is diverting to Evreux Fauville Air Base, with squawk 7700.

[Stuart Bonathan @stuartITV]

As Chancellor announces £100 to help with fuel bills for properties in council tax band A-D, the website to check your home seems to be struggling under the weight of demand

[Stone_808 @Stone_808]

Nothing beats a @jet2tweets holiday 😳 #737 #Jet2 #StormBoelo #BirminghamAirport #Boeing #EGBB @SkyNews

[Stuart Bonathan @stuartITV]

Elon Musk confirms the company did limit Ukraine's access to Starlink saying that it was closing a loophole that allowed the system to be used for offensive drone strikes.

This would suggest that they haven't returned the abilities as reported.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Correct.

Using Starlink, a civilian commercial service, for offensive drone strikes to kill people has never been allowed, nor should it be.

Starshield, a different system, is controlled by the US government. What they decide to do is up to them.

Ukraine military violated Starlink terms of service and used it for offensive drone strikes to kill people. That loophole was closed last week.

Starlink remains critical to the defense of Ukraine, as it is the only system that cannot be jammed or blown up, at least for now. Were Starlink to be turned off, the Ukrainian front line would collapse immediately. This is NOT a threat, it is simply a statement of fact.

Starlink was also crucial to preventing Russia from overrunning Ukraine in the early days of the war, as all other means of communication were destroyed or jammed by Russia.

SpaceX has done more to defend Ukraine than any private company on Earth BY FAR.

That said, I have nothing but UTTER CONTEMPT for the virtue-signaling evil warmongers who push for endless slaughter and offer no realistic solution to the conflict. May you burn in hell.

End of story.

[Chris Ship @chrisshipitv]

BREAKING: Statement from @metpoliceuk confirms they DID receive a letter from the USA about Thomas Markle. It raised concerns “in relation to the security of the Duchess of Sussex”.
But police say it was in January 2019. Not the summer of 2018 as Harry & Meghan’s office said yesterday.

[Paul Brand @PaulBrandITV]

**COMING NOVEMBER 5th, 9pm on ITV**

Dear Henry: Our Fight for Justice

The family of Henry Nowak speak exclusively to me for a special hour-long ITV Tonight programme. His mother and sister, and his father and stepmother, talk about their determination to uncover the full truth.

[Rob Osborne @mrrobosborne]

For a second edition in a row Politico have named Wales & Westminster their podcast of the day

Links below.

[Dan Rivers @danriversitv]

Scoop: I have heard from a source familiar with the RAF Fairford story that the US feared a drone a attack similar to Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb last year which destroyed 10 Russian aircraft. They fear Iran might copy the tactics and that drones might even already be in UK, hence abrupt departure of B1s.

[ITV News @itvnews]

ITV News US Correspondent @danriversitv asks President Donald Trump if Iran already had bought combat drones into the UK. He said: ‘I can’t tell you that but if they did they will suffer greatly.’

[ITV News @itvnews]

Security alert at school attended by Harry and Meghan's children, reports @chrisshipitv
https://t.co/wQIHLHmbgp

[Chris Ship @chrisshipitv]

Making sense of this crazy royal week 👀
Talking Royal podcast just published on YouTube
👑 Charles vs Charles - why did Diana’s brother write this book?
👑 School in school out - the Sussexes’ changing classrooms
👑 Harry’s back - seen for the first time in public after UK return
https://t.co/bWerUSpaLE via @YouTube

[Chris Ship @chrisshipitv]

DEVELOPING: In a new twist to this security story, it’s understood Harry and Meghan have pulled their children from their new British school just TWO days after starting there on Thursday.
Archie and Lilibet are now starting somewhere new … 😳😳
It’s thought the Sussexes discussed the practicalities with their security team and it was decided they needed to change school …

[Stuart Bonathan @stuartITV]

Great service from @thameswater! Go to report low or no water in our block of flats, but apparently they aren't taking messages at the moment. I suppose we will just come back in a few days!!

[Stuart Bonathan @stuartITV]

@AnnaK_4ever It may not be Wimbledon's choice, but it rarely leads to an outcry (just on the rare occasions where they have to return the next day). If this was just a one off then I would agree. But this is the fourth time a match has run past 2am. Tennis has normalised that. It isn't normal

[Barak Ravid @BarakRavid]

🚨🚨A White House official tells me: "Ambassdor Huckabee’s comments on the UK sanctions against Israeli settlements were not coordinated with the White House or Main State."

[Chris Ship @chrisshipitv]

Harry's fury - and surprise - as palace letter comes in week of security review for him and his family. https://t.co/iZbG6iEy6B

[Jeremy Cliffe @JeremyCliffe]

Remarkably high turnout in Saxony-Anhalt state election. Polls close at 18:00 CET, with first projections due not long afterwards.

[Harry Horton @harry_horton]

Reform chair Lee Anderson tells me the @Channel4News undercover investigation is a "distraction" during their party conference.

Reform UK says Dan Jukes and James Orr have both resigned "pending the outcome" of an investigation.

"They're not coming back," says Lee Anderson.